Blog posts tagged "cannabis oil"

Award-winning author Deb Snyder, PhD, talks about her journey of intuitive parenting and how it led her and her husband to give their seizure-afflicted daughter cannabis oil. (Spoiler Alert: the amazing results converted Dr. Snyder from a cannabis skeptic to a champion of this alternative therapy.)

University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) launched the studies of CBD oil as a treatment for severe, intractable seizures in April of 2015. The studies, an adult study at UAB and a pediatric study at Children’s of Alabama, were authorized by the Alabama Legislature in 2014 by legislation known as Carly’s Law. Dr. Jerzy Szaflarski, professor in the Department of Neurology stated “The studies are ongoing, and we have a lot more to learn; but these preliminary findings are encouraging..."

When you think of edibles (cannabis-infused foods,) your mind probably goes straight to the old standbys: cookies and brownies. Right? But while the CBDs you get from edibles are good for your body, all that sugar and empty calories are not. So, what to do when you’re trying to stick to a healthy diet but you’d rather eat your green medicine than smoke it? Read on for 3 delicious (and healthy!) savory recipes...

Zoey is three years old and has been having several types of seizures since she was about three months old. In November of 2013, she was given a diagnosis of Dravet syndrome. Traditional medications were not helping enough so her mother researched alternative treatments and learned of the success other Dravet parents have been experiencing with cannabis oil...